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Memorials at a Florence railway station remember the citizens who were deported from Italy and sent to extermination camps.

A rare example of an octagonal Catholic church.

A beautiful chapel on the hills of the Oltrepò Pavese claims to house the tomb of King Edward II of England.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

For hundreds of years, this huge figure has been blessing visitors before they explore his body.

A collection of wax anatomy by the great sculptor Clemente Susini.

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Church holding the preserved body of a levitating saint.

The relics of one of Jesus' 12 apostles are enshrined in this Italian Basilica.

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

This 6th-century church has the largest and best-preserved collection of Byzantine mosaics outside Constantinople.

A dreamlike medieval church dug into the tuff rock, with unusual carvings and possible traces of the Templar knights.

The venerated body of a 12th century saint is celebrated each year with the 'Race of the Candles.'

This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

Take a giant yellow bird cage to the top of Elba's highest mountain.

Host to the annual Festival of the Snakes.

This 18th-century dissection theater's frescoes display a gorgeous tension between the terrestrial and esoteric.

While most books are made of wood, these wooden books are truly made of, and all about wood.

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient Roman religious cult contains an exquisite traditional fresco.

Brass cobblestones mark the places where individual Holocaust victims were taken from their homes.